For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. Join us on Thursday, September 19th in the Senate Budget Committee Hearing Room as analyze the report’s findings and its implications for future policy.
Our policy team analyzes the granular policy agenda intended to serve as the “playbook” for a Republican presidential administration. This extremist agenda proposes measures that would leave America’s children poorer, sicker, and less likely to become productive citizens. Our series explores some of the most harmful proposals.
Speaking of Kids is a podcast series from First Focus on Children that uncovers why children are an afterthought in politics. In this episode, Dr. Glenn Flores explains that the most important lesson in child health research and policy is that children have vastly different anatomy and physiology depending on their age, which requires taking a developmental perspective.
The 2024 Babies in the Budget book analyzes the share of federal spending allocated to our nation’s youngest. Overall, our analysis finds that for the third straight year, the share of federal spending on children ages 0-3 declined, from just 1.98% in FY 2021 to a mere 1.52% in FY 2024.
Children’s Budget 2023 provides a comprehensive analysis of the share of spending allocated to kids across more than 250 government programs in the federal budget. Our analysis finds that U.S. spending on children — both here and abroad — accounts for less than 10% of the federal budget and has decreased nearly 16% in just one year.
Analysis of 2023 U.S. Census data reveals a 10% increase in child poverty, with nearly 14% of children living…
First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley said “This legislation outlines a path for school districts to reduce…
Amid all the talk of pet eating and other bizarre claims in Tuesday night’s presidential debate it would be…
Backsliding continues on children’s health care coverage The share of U.S. children without health insurance grew to 5.8% in…
Census figures track 10% increase in child poverty Child poverty increased by more than 10% in 2023, according to…
Politicians often talk a good game about children, but they rarely deliver. Kids need actions more than words. It…
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For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. The Children’s Budget offers U.S. leaders and lawmakers a comprehensive picture of where and how we spend our money on children, and what changes we must make to better prioritize them in federal budget and policy decisions.
